About the Position: This position is located at the 341st Medical Group, Malmstrom Air Force Base in Cascade, Montana. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Duties

Assist in performing exams, procedures, and treatments such as gynecological, gastrointestinal, respiratory, and ENT. Receive the patient and review medical history and provide written and verbal reports. Use nursing process and participate in making nursing assessments to prepare and position patient for procedures. Administer prescribed medications by oral, topical, intradermal, subcutaneous and intramuscular routes. Measure and record vital signs. Prepare the procedure room and medical equipment for the procedure to be performed using proper sterilization protocols.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US CitizensIn order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Practical Nurse: Licensure: A current license to practice as a practical or vocational nurse in a State, territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia; OR must have applied for a license to practice. Applications of candidates possessing a license must be accompanied by a certified or photostatic copy of the license, a notarized statement attesting to the fact, or a citation of the license number and State issuing it. Non-licensed candidates who have completed their training may be appointed subject to obtaining the required license during the probationary period. Those not licensed must furnish the date on which they applied for a license and the jurisdiction involved. No person appointed pending licensure may be retained beyond the probationary period if licensure has not been attained. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirement listed below: Experience: One year of nursing experience in a hospital, outpatient clinic, nursing home, or other supervised medical, nursing, or patient care facility that provided a practical knowledge of human body structure and sterile techniques and procedures, performing such duties as; measuring patient's vital signs, administering immunizations or medications via various routes, and screening or updating patient medical records. This definition of experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: "See Qualifications section for education requirements".

Contacts

• Address JT-DHA-DD83AS DHA STAND-ALONE MKT-MALMSTROM AFB DO NOT MAIL Malmstrom AFB, MT 59402 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk